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The High Cost of Ignoring Your Intuition
Cindy met Bill through her tennis club. He was charming, good-looking, and he swept her off her feet in a whirlwind courtship. Pushing for a quick marriage, he proposed after only two months. Though she felt a few flutters of anxiety, Cindy accepted, hoping for true love. Six months later, she deeply regretted the haste. Bill turned out to be both alcoholic and verbally abusive, with the threat of...
September 21, 2022
Why You Should Be Eating Fermented Foods
Fermentation is a process in which certain elements, such as yeast or bacteria, are added to (or allowed to inhabit) foods to enhance their flavor, nutritional content and shelf life. Fermented foods are becoming increasingly popular as people search for new and delicious ways to improve their diet. As a result, nutritionists and scientists have discovered a happy -side effect of eating fermented foods:...
March 25, 2022
Your Environment May Affect Your Microbiome
Our bodies house somewhere between -10 and 100 trillion microbes-, most of which live in our guts. These microbes seem to contribute more than we ever thought our wellbeing and many of our body processes. The balance can be delicate, however; many of them are sensitive to the foods and chemicals we expose them to—and are therefore subject to imbalance. Microscopic Alliance - Animals and microbes have...
January 18, 2021
The Real Connections Between the Gut and Heart
Though they may seem like very different parts of the body with very different purposes, the gut and the heart actually have a lot in common. Both are focal points for many of the feelings we experience — and whether you listen to your gut or follow your heart, you’ve likely felt the emotional effects of both. But colloquialisms aside, researchers have recently discovered a whole new, purely physical...
May 28, 2020
Surprising News for Men With Alzheimer's
Research conducted by the -University of Chicago- showed that long-term antibiotic treatment may be effective at warding off and slowing down Alzheimer’s disease in men. The study analyzed the effects of antibiotics on gut bacteria, which has been linked with the development of the disease. Although the study was conducted on male and female mice, the treatment was found to be ineffective in female...
July 3, 2019